Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Spring Hunt

Desperate for better weather to come and noticing the nights lighter and the days sometimes sunny three intrepid adventures when on a hunt for Spring! Armed with cameras (and a scooter!) they set off to collect the evidence that Spring is starting.

The journey took them to the woods at the top of the hill where they listened for the sounds of Spring, some birds were heard singing a song or two but as yet there are no nests to be found and the trees remain 'naked' as Bug Boy (6yrs) described them.

Wait a minuet, what have these two adventurers Book Worm (8yrs) and Little Boy Blue discovered? The trees have grown and new bark appears also buds upon the branches are a promised sign that the trees and bushes will soon be clothed in fresh green leaves.

Our first true piece of evidence that Winter is nearing its end are these beautiful Snowdrops that pop up all around.

Struggling to break through even in stony ground are the odd Crocus or two, they start to paint a colourful picture that we can't wait to see.

Even one lone Daffodil was captured by camera shining in the sun and many more bulbs seemed to shy or cold and wait to explode like bright yellow suns!

Normally our adventurers know to leave the wild flowers alone but in all the excitement Little Boy Blue who is still not yet a 'fully qualified' adventurer pulled one out to have a closer look!

So it seems that the intrepid adventurers weren't chasing shadow after all but they did find some anyway! lol

Note: Most of the photos and words used in this post belong to and are the work of Book Worm & Bug Boy who also wish you to know that this adventure continues and more evidence will be gathered in due course. Thank you.

Love this. Spring is my favourite season for exploring so many things change and change daily. I love that they took the cameras and explored I'm always behind the lens at the moment we need to get kid proof cameras

Thank you Cerys, we love all the colours that Spring brings. As for the cameras I wouldn't bother with the expensive kid proof cameras, generally the print quality is poor so we got cheap second hand digital cameras from Ebay for the boys.

It looks like a great time was had by all. We're starting to show signs of spring where we live, but it's still so cold. I'm ready for the warm weather to follow. Thanks for sharing at The After School Link up.

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Fun, we used to do a Spring watch on the same path each day and enjoyed going back to the same spot each time to see the buds, then leaves etc grow a little each time. Thanks for linking to the outdoor play party